Forty days of purpose at Dunmurry Presbyterian Church

Pictured at a banner announcing
the start of ‘Forty Days of Purpose’ are some of the
house group hosts who will open their homes for
people to come together and chat about their daily
readings from Rick Warren’s best selling book ‘The
Purpose-Driven Life’. L to R: David McCleary, the
Rev John Braithwaite, Marlene Jones, Mary
Braithwaite and Andrew Alexander.

Beginning
on Sunday 24th September, Dunmurry Presbyterian
Church will be taking part in a nationwide programme called
‘Forty Days of Purpose’ based on Rick Warren’s best selling book
“The Purpose-Driven Life”. The book is divided into 40 daily
readings for participants to read in their own time over a
forty-day period and gives Biblical answers to what is a vital
question for all of us - “What on
earth am I here for?”

During the forty-day period, Sunday morning
services in the church will follow the themes of the book,
finishing with a Celebration Service on Sunday 5th
November. Also during this period, some members of the
congregation are opening their homes for people to come together
and share their thoughts about each daily reading. The home
groups will begin with a short section of a video showing Rick
Warren introducing the theme for the week, after which people
can have an informal chat and say what they think about it.
Children and young people of the
church are included in the programme through their own
activities.

Dunmurry
congregation would welcome any non-members of the church who
would like to take part in the programme. You can buy a book,
or come to one of the sharing groups in a home, or to our church
services. If you are interested, please ring Andrew Alexander
(9062 1858) or John Braithwaite (9062 2153).